Post by soengyee on Feb 4, 2015 3:17:55 GMT
Title: 白髮魔女
Episodes: 44
Year: 1999
Based on Liang Yu Sheng's novel 白髮魔女傳
Cast:
Jiang Qin Qing/Shui Ling - Lian Ni Chang
Cheung Chi Lam - Zhuo Yi Hang
Lin Fang Bing - Gonsun Da Niang/Red Flower Demon
Chen Chun Sheng - Murong Chong (combination of Ye Mingke & Murong Chong)
Zhang Heng - Meng QiuXia
Ku Pao Ming - Xiao Xiao (made up role, seems to replace Tie Feilong a little too)
Chang Chin - Miao Hui Chun (another made up role)
Chang Luo Chun - Wang ZhaoXi
Li Hui Ying - Tie Shanhu
Feng Kuang Jung - Tudou (another made up role)
One of the worst adaptions of the novels, even worst then all the movie versions. Other than the title and some of the characters, the story almost has nothing to do with the original novel. Here are some of the ever so many things wrong with this adaption.
- Lian Nichang gets defeated all the time, her skills are not good here unlike in the novel. Moreover her qinggong is the best in the novel but she flies around like an airplane here. When she meets Yihang for the first time they clash because he was watching her bathe in the lake, splashing around naked like a mermaid. She never accepts Tie Feilong as a father here, but Xiao Xiao becomes her disciple instead because he lost a bet against her. Then he follows her all throughout, protects and watches over her like a father. She learns some hidden skill after her hair turns white to counter attack Zhuo Yi Hang's new skills. This is actually copied from Jin Yong's idea, as her skills are a black sheep to the hidden skills that he has learnt because one skill is to "desire love" and the other is to "destroy love" but can be used together. None of this was in the novel at all.
- Murong Chong is Red Flower Demon's son. OMG what is going on here? He is also Huo TiangDu's disciple because Yue Mingke's role was eliminated in this adaption. He is very evil like his mother, falls for NiChang and creates so many troubles for all the characters. He is also in cahoots with the Qing's to destroy the Ming emporer. He nearly rapes Shanhu because he was drugged and kills Wang Zhaoxi and Meng Qiuxia at the end. In the novel, Murong Chong is not this evil and survives. Yue Mingke also survives and becomes Reverend Hui Ming after ShanHu dies. ShanHu has a happy ending with Tudou here.
- Gongsun Da Niang is Huo TianDu's lover but Jin Duyi rapes her and thus Murong Chong was conceived. Ling Muhua is her love rival so she hates NiChang deeply because she is her disciple. Ling Muhua is dead so she takes out all her anger on NiChang all the time. I wonder why she doesn't just kill them all if she is so highly skilled. She creates so many troubles for all the characters to suffer so much and she is also a bit crazy at times. She hates Jin Duyi but uses him because of his knowledge in poison and teams up with Huo TianDu to kill him in the end.
- He E Hua is Wudang's only female disciple and is in love with Yihang but he only has eyes for NiChang. She falls off the cliff but doesn't die and becomes Jin Duyi's disciple and learns evil skills. She also changes and becomes a different person but is still in love with Yihang. At the end she sacrafices herself to save Yihang from poison. Li Tian Yang (her father) appears here and also is a corrupt official who doesn't even get to meet his daughter and also dies. Both characters survive in the novel and E'Hua also has a happy ending with Li ShenShi. He Lu Hua (her sister) does not exist in this adaption yet again and neither does Li ShenShi.
- Miao Hui Chun is a made up role but this is one of the changes I didn't mind. She is an expert at medicine and poison and her slogan is "Will Cure the Dead, but not the Alive". She becomes Nichang's sidekick and follows her around to protect her to the very end like a mother figure. At first she appears to be evil and eccentric and clashes with Nichang (Tie Feilong and NiChang in the actual novel) but after understanding one another better she likes her. She helps the characters on numerous occasions but her skills are that great and likes to chat a lot. Her and Xiao Xiao are like an old bickering pair. At the very beginning Yihang is wounded and nearly dies but she saves him.
Episodes: 44
Year: 1999
Based on Liang Yu Sheng's novel 白髮魔女傳
Cast:
Jiang Qin Qing/Shui Ling - Lian Ni Chang
Cheung Chi Lam - Zhuo Yi Hang
Lin Fang Bing - Gonsun Da Niang/Red Flower Demon
Chen Chun Sheng - Murong Chong (combination of Ye Mingke & Murong Chong)
Zhang Heng - Meng QiuXia
Ku Pao Ming - Xiao Xiao (made up role, seems to replace Tie Feilong a little too)
Chang Chin - Miao Hui Chun (another made up role)
Chang Luo Chun - Wang ZhaoXi
Li Hui Ying - Tie Shanhu
Feng Kuang Jung - Tudou (another made up role)
One of the worst adaptions of the novels, even worst then all the movie versions. Other than the title and some of the characters, the story almost has nothing to do with the original novel. Here are some of the ever so many things wrong with this adaption.
- Lian Nichang gets defeated all the time, her skills are not good here unlike in the novel. Moreover her qinggong is the best in the novel but she flies around like an airplane here. When she meets Yihang for the first time they clash because he was watching her bathe in the lake, splashing around naked like a mermaid. She never accepts Tie Feilong as a father here, but Xiao Xiao becomes her disciple instead because he lost a bet against her. Then he follows her all throughout, protects and watches over her like a father. She learns some hidden skill after her hair turns white to counter attack Zhuo Yi Hang's new skills. This is actually copied from Jin Yong's idea, as her skills are a black sheep to the hidden skills that he has learnt because one skill is to "desire love" and the other is to "destroy love" but can be used together. None of this was in the novel at all.
- Murong Chong is Red Flower Demon's son. OMG what is going on here? He is also Huo TiangDu's disciple because Yue Mingke's role was eliminated in this adaption. He is very evil like his mother, falls for NiChang and creates so many troubles for all the characters. He is also in cahoots with the Qing's to destroy the Ming emporer. He nearly rapes Shanhu because he was drugged and kills Wang Zhaoxi and Meng Qiuxia at the end. In the novel, Murong Chong is not this evil and survives. Yue Mingke also survives and becomes Reverend Hui Ming after ShanHu dies. ShanHu has a happy ending with Tudou here.
- Gongsun Da Niang is Huo TianDu's lover but Jin Duyi rapes her and thus Murong Chong was conceived. Ling Muhua is her love rival so she hates NiChang deeply because she is her disciple. Ling Muhua is dead so she takes out all her anger on NiChang all the time. I wonder why she doesn't just kill them all if she is so highly skilled. She creates so many troubles for all the characters to suffer so much and she is also a bit crazy at times. She hates Jin Duyi but uses him because of his knowledge in poison and teams up with Huo TianDu to kill him in the end.
- He E Hua is Wudang's only female disciple and is in love with Yihang but he only has eyes for NiChang. She falls off the cliff but doesn't die and becomes Jin Duyi's disciple and learns evil skills. She also changes and becomes a different person but is still in love with Yihang. At the end she sacrafices herself to save Yihang from poison. Li Tian Yang (her father) appears here and also is a corrupt official who doesn't even get to meet his daughter and also dies. Both characters survive in the novel and E'Hua also has a happy ending with Li ShenShi. He Lu Hua (her sister) does not exist in this adaption yet again and neither does Li ShenShi.
- Miao Hui Chun is a made up role but this is one of the changes I didn't mind. She is an expert at medicine and poison and her slogan is "Will Cure the Dead, but not the Alive". She becomes Nichang's sidekick and follows her around to protect her to the very end like a mother figure. At first she appears to be evil and eccentric and clashes with Nichang (Tie Feilong and NiChang in the actual novel) but after understanding one another better she likes her. She helps the characters on numerous occasions but her skills are that great and likes to chat a lot. Her and Xiao Xiao are like an old bickering pair. At the very beginning Yihang is wounded and nearly dies but she saves him.